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Burns Lake youth plan

Alarming statistics surrounding the physi-cal condition of youth in Burns Lake and area will hopefully be ad-dressed through fed-eral funding towards a youth health initiative.

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Four arrested in the Bjornson murder

Four suspects have been arrested in relation to the murder of Fribjon Bjornson.

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Burns Lake rec society denied grant

The Lakes Outdoor Recreation Society (LORS) has been de-nied its application for a provincial gaming grant worth $50,000.

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No tankers EnbridgeAbout 50 Burns Lake and area residents joined thousands of others across Northern B.C. on Nov. 16 as part of a day of action to remind leaders the answer is still no to the proposed Enbridge Northern Gateway Pipeline project.

WALTER STRONG

Sixty-four Burns Lake community members came out to an age-friendly assessment workshop held by the Vil-lage of Burns Lake’s (VBL) economic development officer, Krystin St. Jean.

St. Jean was collecting feedback from residents regarding the challeng-es seniors in the district might face re-garding transportation, social and lei-sure opportunities, and a life in Burns Lake in general.

Participants gathered at Lakes Dis-trict Secondary School on Nov. 13, 2013 and perused several sign boards that highlighted information St. Jean and the age-friendly assessment com-mittee had collected, as well sign boards giving participants the oppor-tunity to post sticky-notes with com-ments.

Perhaps not surprisingly, many of the comments addressed mobility is-sues, like parking close to shops so that a senior’s downtown experience didn’t include too much walking, especially in difficult winter months.

Comments were often specific, like adding flashing crosswalk signage at the main crosswalk downtown between the Royal Bank and the Gwynn’s Green Grocer, or making sure that sidewalks were clear of ice and snow.

Parking seemed to be a common theme as well. Central parking may be ideal from some points of view, but it presents challenges to anyone with mobility challenges, especially in the winter. And participants were quick to

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point that out.On the positive side, residents felt that Burns Lake provided a healthy level

of leisure and social activities for seniors, and that the Lakes District News is a good source of information for local activities and events which seniors are interested in.

“Over the next couple of weeks the information will be compiled, analyzed and used to make a series of recommendations that will be the focus of an Age Friendly Assessment final report,” said St. Jean.

Comment is still invited. You can call St. Jean at the Village of Burns Lake office, or contact her by email at [email protected].

Senior feedback

WALTER STRONG

Alarming statistics surrounding the physical con-dition of youth in Burns Lake and area will hope-fully be addressed through federal funding towards a youth health initiative.

Logan Wilson, Village of Burns Lake Recreation Coordinator, has put together a synopsis proposal for Burns Lake that may result in an invitation to submit a more substantial application for dollars un-der the Public Health Agency of Canada’s (PHAC) ‘multi-sectoral partnerships to promote healthy liv-ing and prevent chronic disease’ program.

Wilson’s proposal shows Burns Lake residents facing challenges related to health and lifestyle choices that stretch back to the formative years of youth.

Burns Lake residents have the highest body mass index (a numeric formula for measuring levels of obesity) in the province, with a life expectancy at birth three years lower than the provincial average.

In 2010, 63 per cent of Burns Lake residents re-ported suffering from some form of chronic illness, 18 per cent were diagnosed with chronic depres-sion, and 17 per cent with hypertension.

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Burns Lake residents attended a village sponsored age-friendly assessment workshop on Nov. 13 at the Lakes District Secondary School.

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My late father used to say that if he ever won the lottery, he would “farm until it’s all gone.”

It was 1960 when he and my mother pulled up stakes in the Okanagan, where their families had been for generations, and moved north to carve a homestead out of a half section in the Peace River country.

So it’s a mainly northern perspective that I bring to the latest debate over B.C.’s agricultural land reserve. A dialogue of the deaf has been going on for decades in B.C., where there are two separate realities in agriculture.

The dominant voice is always from the southwest, from the Okanagan to the Fraser Valley to southern Vancouver Island. This is not only B.C.’s most pro-ductive land, it’s also the place of greatest population and development pressure, where three million of the

province’s four million residents live and more arrive every day.In the rest of the province, except for pockets that are attractive for recreational development,

farming is a tough row to hoe. These days, people are more likely to be moving away.In our urbanized society, the loudest voices tend to be the least informed, from backyard-chicken

hipsters to what I call “drive-by environmentalists,” who like to look out their car windows at green fields as they motor from their subdivisions to big-box stores. The elderly Sikhs and Mexican guest workers bent over in the fields don’t need their lofty lectures on “food security.”

Voices from the rest of the province are seldom heard and quickly shouted down, as was the case at the recent Union of B.C. Municipalities convention in Vancouver.

Merritt councillor Mike Goetz pleaded for relief from an Agricultural Land Commission that refuses to release a property that has “grown nothing but rocks and tumbleweeds for the last 100 years.” Similar property next door was released, but not this parcel, blocking a project for five years in a little town that could use the work and additional tax base. Urban sprawl isn’t a big problem in Merritt, which like many small towns is trying to hang onto its population.

Spallumcheen councillor Ed Hanoski described the situation beyond the towns, the real rural B.C. He proposed easing the restrictions on building a second home on farm properties.

Currently, farmers can put a mobile home on their property for an elderly or infirm relative, but nothing with a permanent foundation. Once that relative moves or passes away, the home is sup-posed to be removed.

Hanoski said a sewage system for such a residence costs around $12,000. Add the temporary foundation, skirting, well hookup, power, landscaping, driveway, and a mobile home that will lose its value if it has to be moved, and the property owner takes a loss of $150,000 or more.

That’s why the removal rule is routinely ignored in rural B.C., Hanoski said. These second homes are the only rental stock there is, providing modest income for marginal farms, and should be al-lowed permanent foundations. Motion defeated, after a scolding from a Sunshine Coast delegate about people lusting to build mansions on farmland.

I asked Bill Bennett, the cabinet minister in charge of the latest agricultural land review, about a rumoured proposal to split the province into two zones with different rules. He declined to com-ment, but described the case of Fort Steele Farms, the East Kootenay community’s only market garden that almost closed because the next generation was initially refused permission for a second home.

The two zones approach deserves serious consideration.

Tom Fletcher is legislature reporter and columnist for Black Press and BCLocalNews.comTwitter:@tomfletcherbc E-mail: [email protected]

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Statistics in this week’s paper raise some alarming numbers about the high school drop-out rate in the Lakes District.

A recent Regional Dis-trict of Bulkley Nechako skills gap analysis (Lakes District News Nov. 6, 2013) also reported the drop-out rate to be a par-ticular employment chal-lenge in the region.

That’s not new informa-tion, parents have been telling their kids to stay in school for as long as parents have been telling their kids what to do.

Options after dropping out of high school, or for those who don’t look for trades, college or univer-sity training after high school, are getting fewer, and those prospects don’t show promise of improving.

We want to look at a stat like almost half of Burns Lake 18 year-old youth not finishing high school, and read that as a criticism of kids these days. Why don’t they stay in school and get a trade?

Here’s a different question. Why should they have to stay in school to get a trade? There are internationally recognized apprenticeship programs taking young men and women into mean-ingful, well-paid, career-track programs well before what we recognize as high school gradua-tion age.

We expect teenagers to finish a high school program largely structured as a university feeder system. Once they’re finished with that, we tell them to go back to school to qualify to start an apprenticeship.

This approach to cultivating young trades people is broken, and it breaks many young people. If a person wants to make a commitment to a skilled trade, they shouldn’t be stuck in an edu-

cational stream that postpones getting on with it. Let them begin their qualifications earlier, let them be productive young men and women earlier.

There is no reason why a 16 or 17 year old shouldn’t be ready for the kind of pre-apprentice classes offered by the College of New Caledonia. They don’t have to leave high school - there are important social dynamics to high school - but maybe there could be integration between college apprenticeship training and high school education.

It’s important that kids here have the same opportunities to continue on to university education as kids in larger centres, and they do.

Lakes District Secondary School produces graduates equal to larger high schools in terms of intelligence, aptitude and readiness for further college or university education. That part of the equation is solved.

But it’s just as important that students here have an education system in place that recognizes a number of factors separating the life experience of youth in Northern B.C. from the experience of youth elsewhere.

Youth in the North, if they’re going stay up North, are roughly 2.5 times more likely to derive their eventual household income from the resource sector and related trades.

If we could acknowledge that fact in our education system and not create insufferable delays for young people to enter apprenticeships, we would do two things: we’d substantively address the constant complaint of a lack of skilled trades in the north, and - more importantly - we’d give many youth a greater sense of hope for their future.

Dropping out of high school shouldn’t be looked at as simply a failure on the student’s part. We have a responsibility to youth, and high local drop-out rate says something about our success in living up to that responsibility.

A young person’s hope is grounded in immediacy, not in the vague promise that things get better once they finish high school, and then only after they go to college.

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A 2012 survey showed a 230 per cent increase in Burns Lake residents with diabetes (from 134 in 2010, to 443 in 2012), and a population with 33 per cent higher cancer rates than the rest of the province.

According to a separate 2012 Northern Health community health synopsis of Burns Lake, “Health status indicators consis-tently show that the residents of Burns Lake are not as healthy as the rest of B.C.”

These alarming statistics for the general population are reflect-ed in similar statistics for Burns Lake youth.

The rate of Burns Lake youth (ages 0-14) hospitalized for re-spiratory disease is 39 per cent higher than the provincial aver-age. The infant mortality rate in the Burns Lake region is almost double the rest of the province, with close to three times the num-ber of children aged zero to 18 in care compared to the rest of the province.

“In LHA 55 [Lakes District] there are more children receiving income assistance, and higher serious violent crime rates com-pared to B.C. values,” reads the NH report. “There are more 18 year-olds who did not graduate, more children in care, a higher infant mortality rate, and a higher rate of teen pregnancies. Life expectancy is also shorter in Burns Lake, and there is a higher po-tential years of life lost due to suicide and homicide when com-pared to all of B.C.”

Wilson’s proposal for an after school program is a step towards addressing the bleak prospects for some youth in the community.

“The target population is 40 high-risk, low in-come youth (ages 13 to 19),” Wilson said. “Due to the substantially lower than average annual family income there is a high-risk, school-aged population who cannot afford to eat properly or to have access to recreational amenities.”

A previous after-school program run through the College of New Caledonia had good results, with a reported 84 per cent increase in regular school at-tendance and a 69 per cent improvement in healthy food choices.

Wilson’s report identified Burns Lake youth drop-ping out of high school at a 66 per cent higher rate than the provincial average. That amounts to almost half of all 18 year-olds in Burns Lake who do not graduate from high school.

“We’re focussing on chronic illness and training kids to eat healthy and stay healthy,” Wilson said. “Hopefully they’ll use those skills throughout life and avoid chronic illness.”

The specific details of the program will be worked out if the village receives a positive response from PHAC, and is invited to submit a complete proposal.

Pending a positive reply to the current synopsis

proposal and the subsequent complete proposal, the after school-funding could be in place as early as September, 2014.

The village is requesting $500,000 over five years from PHAC, but will require matching funds on the village’s behalf to activate the funding. An eventual challenge would be that the $100,000 provided by the federal agency would have to be matched by funds from either non-profit groups or for-profit business donators.

A funding challenge is that contribu-tions from the municipality, the regional district, or First Nation communities do not count towards matching funds.

But Wilson is confident that other funding sources will step up to the plate.

A larger challenge may be the long-term nature of developing healthier life-style habits in youth, and convincing the community-at-large that funding pro-grams like this is important.

“It’s hard for people to see the benefits it has for the community,” Wilson said. “It’s not tangible right away; it slowly benefits everyone involved and the whole community.”

“But it’s hard to measure that.”

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The recently incorporated Tsi’yanne Buts’udilhti Friend-ship Centre Society (TBFCS) has made an application for a letter of support from the Village of Burns Lake (VBL) in their quest to fund a feasibility study for a proposed cultural centre in Burns Lake. ‘Tsi’yanne Buts’udilhti’ means ‘honouring all’ in Wet’suwet’en and Nadoo’ten.

Society director and project spokesperson, Deanna Nolan, in her letter requesting support, described the proposed centre as an opportunity to foster social development, the local economy, cultural exchanges, and family health.

The closest friendship centre to Burns Lake is the Houston Friendship Centre. Other centres are the Dze L K’Ant Friend-ship Centre in Smithers, and the Prince George Native Friendship Centre.

Although TBFCS would consider using a portion of the pro-posed facility for their work as a society, the Burns Lake proposal is for a facility with a larger mandate than that of the B.C. As-

sociation of Aboriginal Friendship Centres.“We see the centre as operating somewhat differently than oth-

er friendship centres,” said Nolan. “We’re looking at other alter-natives for funding, and at meeting the needs of a broader range of community interests.”

Although it is too early to talk about when the project could be break ground - the feasibility study wouldn’t be completed until next summer - the society has approached a local property owner regarding a potential location. Community engagement has already begun as well with local community groups, business leaders, and the Aboriginal Tourism Association of B.C.

The village tabled Nolan’s request for a letter of support for a later meeting of council so that VBL staff had time to complete a report on the matter.

The initial feasibility work is estimated to cost $55,480, with funding requests to the Nechako Kitamaat Development Fund and Enterprising Non-Profits for the majority of the funds. The society is not asking the village for funding, but for a letter of support for the project.

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Work of artIt was very interest-

ing this morning to have Allen Stanyer Jr. stop in and show me his guitar he had made right from scratch.

What a work of art it is. It’s made from our local birch and there is not a flaw in any of it, it’s clear. Something to be very proud of. As he built it Allan recorded every step of this work.

This even makes it more valuable. We compared with my Fender and it’s just a fraction smaller. Even with the strings and he said they were very cheap. This guitar has a deep melodious ring to it. I only wish I

could have played it as it looks and feels like it would be better but I don’t think so. I have played guitars all my life and just by picking this one he had made I could feel the life in it, it feels good. Yes, we have talent in our dis-trict and I just hope Al-len is going to continue with this gift he has.

We did get a touch of snow, not much, but just enough to let us know winter is sneaking up on us. It’s Thursday and I have just come in from a little walk and there is a bite to the wind. A lit-tle snow but not much but it’s pretty close, enough to be a warn-ing. A little rain mixed with it today.

I went down town to-day with son Mark and his wife Laurie. I just could not get over the huge freight trucks go-ing through town, sure giving the new streets a test out. These out-fits were going west so something big is going

on. Let’s hope for the best, we sure need it.

Looking backI keep recording in

my mind the growing up years as a kid. It was lonesome but as I look back very in-teresting too. On the homestead which was the Eyehill place that Dad and uncle Will homesteaded in I think 1906 or 1907.

We had about a mile of C.P.R. railway bor-dering the place for at least a mile and there were lots of trains haul-ing grain and livestock and two passenger trains, an eastbound at 6 a.m. from Evesham and a westbound at 10:30 p.m.

Our town was a busy town with five grain el-evators and grain trains day and night. No mat-ter where we went we had a railway crossing and we had some nasty scares too.

During the sum-mer there were cattle guards at each crossing but during the winter

they were pulled up so stock could get on the railway and get killed. It was because of the snow plows was the reason the guards were pulled.

One morning early we heard the east-bound whistle keep blowing so we saddled up and we followed the train. Three young horses, two bays and a black one.

On our place there was a long big bridge made with huge tim-bers spaced about a foot across just big enough for a horses foot.

Two horses stopped at the bridge and the train hit the two and broke their backs and the other tried to walk the cross timbers and went through and the train broke her legs, she was dead. The oth-er two were still alive and Dad had to put them down, very sad.

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that morning to this day. The next fall we had about 30 sheep get onto the track and this could have been a real disaster but it only got five of them, that was good luck for a change.

Dad was running the ranch with moth-er’s help as both his brother Will and his wife has passed away as very young folks. They passed away be-fore brother Peter and I came into the picture. We never saw them. Dad was very upset over it all as he said the train had lots of room to give the horses a break to get out of the way.

Warming upWe hear global

warming that we can expect in the near fu-ture and no doubt we can expect it. I wonder how many old timers remember when our lakes used to freeze over.

Francois Lake was used as a highway for many years as some

years we would get over a foot of clear ice. It was never really safe as there were acci-dents with folks going through.

A number of ve-hicles lost and a four horse team with a load of Timothy Seed was lost, this belonged to Billy Bickle, a Grassy Plains rancher.

A diamond T truck never recovered and a number of cars also some lives were lost. The ferry would be taken out of service so the lake was the next best way to cross. Yes our winters are warm-ing up so let’s see what this winter will be like?

The saying goes only fools and new comers try to predict the weather. The lakes do still freeze over but never very safe to trav-el on like the old days.

A little storyA guy had a sick dog

so he took it to the vet. So the vet checked out the dog and told the guy your dog is dead.

Prove it as it looks alive to me.

So the vet put the dog on the table and brought in his lab dog.

The dog walked all over the dog and it never moved. So the vet brought it his cat. The cat walked all over the dog and it even bit the dog and it never moved. The dog owner said you have proved your point my dog is dead.

Next week the dog owed got a bill for $300 and he was mad. This was to much, break it down. So he broke it down $150 for the lab test and $150 for the cat scan. So this makes your $300 to prove your dog is dead.

It’s not near as im-portant how many years a fella has lived as how many other folks have been right glad he has.

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❄ Keep four seconds rather than two seconds between you and the car you are tailing.

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❄ Avoid sudden moves with your vehicle and know how to handle a skid.

❄ Plan extra time to get to where you want to go.

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❄ And remember that winter driving is all about traction. Use winter tires, sand bags and whatever else is at your disposal to get more traction!

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Hot Dogs for our Remembrance Day Celebrations.

Your support of our Legion is appreciated!

editor:For National Climate Change Day the

Lakes Clean Water Coalition had a table at the mall. As part of the display I was involved in making a collage of alterna-tives to oil.

As I searched the internet for pictures, I was totally amazed at how many alternate energy projects are being successfully

carried out both in Canada and around the world.

You name it, hydro, wind, solar, elec-tric, biomass, tidal, geothermal. Cool cars, trucks and buses running on solar, water, hydrogen fuel cells, electric, alternate oils.

Many countries and communities are becoming independent of fossil fuels, Germany, Denmark, Iceland for example.

We need to encourage our government to put the same subsidies they give the oil companies into these viable alternate en-ergy projects, so that we can live in har-mony with nature and leave the legacy of clean air and water for our children.

Paula Laurie

editor:I recently sent a let-

ter to the B.C. Utilities Commission decrying the extortionate charg-es, $35 per month, to keep and maintain my analog hydro meter.

Further to that letter I met and talked with the person who reads the analog meters for Ter-asen Gas (Fortis B.C.

Energy).This person told me

that he is paid 40 cents per meter and works for a firm called Ola Me-ters Inc. that does con-tract meter reading in North America.

This person assured me that contracts can be reached to read any kind of meter. This would include hydro,

gas and water meters and the cost would be very low.

When B.C. Hydro says that the $35 per month fee is not reve-nue generating or puni-tive, I believe it is mis-representing the facts. Historically, the meters have always been phys-ically read every other month and the cost was

such that it was includ-ed in the normal month-ly charges. For that cost to now approach the cost of energy used is not rational and must be stopped.

I believe it is time that B.C. and Kamloops city residents – with their water meters – stand up to the corporate bul-lying in this regard and demand an end to the illegal practice of nega-tive billing.

Signing a contract with Ola would meet these conditions in a fair and equitable way. It might also employ many additional people in B.C., maybe laid-off B.C. Hydro meter read-ers.

The cost of meter reading would be great-ly reduced by allowing co-operative reading of all meters on one visit, including City water meters.

It should be remem-bered that cities in B.C. used the same bully-ing practices when residents were forced to pay up to $1000 so that they could be safe from the radio emissions of these water meters.

B.C. residents must stand up for their in-dividual rights or they will lose them. Call your MLA or MP.

Tony BrumellKamloops, B.C.

Hang on there is hope

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Lakes District Maintenance for their generous donations/grants to help us complete upgrades to

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Contributed

Following the tragic aftermath of Super Typhoon Haiyan, the Province is committing to match up to a total of $300,000 in monetary donations that British Columbians make to the Canadian Red Cross by Dec. 9, 2013, for disaster relief in the Philippines.

The Burns Lake Rotary Club purchased two shel-ter boxes for the relief effort. The provincial gov-ernment will match the donation.

At least one local family has been affected by the terrible storm as they await to hear about a relative who was visiting one of the devastated areas.

"So many British Columbians have roots in the Philippines - family or friends the storm has left homeless, missing or waiting to be rescued. The provincial government will match every dollar Brit-ish Columbians donate to the Canadian Red Cross - up to $300,000," said Premier Christy Clark.

"This will support search-and-rescue missions and provide assistance on the ground. I encourage all British Columbians to dig deep and do what they can to help."

A Super Typhoon Haiyan - one of the strongest storms ever recorded with wind speeds of up to

300 kilometres per hour -destroyed at least 80,000 homes, left more than 600,000 displaced, and com-pletely devastated parts of the Central Philippines. Approximately 100,000 people currently living in British Columbia are of Filipino descent.

"By making a donation, British Columbians will help the Red Cross distribute food and provide blankets, medical support, hygiene kits and sleep-ing mats to those most affected in the Philippines," said International Trade Minister and Minister Re-sponsible for the Asia Pacific Strategy and Multi-culturalism Teresa Wat.

"Today's commitment from our government, combined with the federal government's offer to match every eligible donation made by individual Canadians, means every dollar donated by British Columbians to the Red Cross for Typhoon Haiyan relief could be worth three dollars to the people of the Philippines," said Attorney General and Justice Minister Suzanne Anton.

Qualifying monetary donations can be made un-til Monday, Dec. 9, 2013, at any one of 195 BC Liquor Stores throughout the province, or directly on the Canadian Red Cross website at: http://www.redcross.ca/donate/donate-online/donate-to-the-typhoon-haiyan-fund.

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Four suspects have been arrested in relation to the murder of Fribjon Bjornson.

Three men and one woman will be facing charges and are in cus-tody in Prince George after a lengthy investi-gation.

Wesley Dennis Dun-can 27, Teresa Marie Charlie 21, Jesse Dar-ren Bird 31, and James David Junior Charlie 23, will face with a va-riety charges.

“Our Major Crime investigators have been working extremely hard over the past year in order to identify and charge those respon-

Four arrested in the Fribjon Bjornson murder in Fort St. James

Sketchy area roadsContributed

The Burns Lake RCMP attended a two vehicle collision on Hwy. 35 near Eagle Creek Rd., Burns Lake, B.C. at approximately 7:15 p.m. on Nov. 13, 2013.

A Pontiac Sunbird collided with a Chevro-let Silverado when the Silverado turned onto Hwy. 35. The driver in

the Silverado did not see the approaching Sunbird as their view was obstructed by a parked flat-deck trailer. Both drivers were sole occupants of the their vehicles and were wear-ing seat belts. One driv-er was taken by EHS to Lakes District Hospital for non-life threaten-ing injuries while the other driver was cleared medically by paramed-

ics on scene. RCMP are reminding the public to drive with caution at night as there has been an increased number of motor vehicle incidents due to decreased visibil-ity and winter weather conditions.

Four people have been arrested in relation to the murder of Fribjon Bjornson.

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sible for this horrific crime. They have been working closely with the Bjornson family and though these arrests cannot bring Fribjon back, it can give some much needed closure to end the nightmare they have been living,” said Cst. Lesley Smith, North District media relations officer in a re-lease today.

The investigation is still ongoing and RCMP say more arrests are still possible, so no further details will be released.

Bjornson’s murder has been hanging over the community of Fort St. James/Nak’azdli, with rumours swirling ever since the young

man’s severed head was found in a vacant house on Nak’azdli Reserve (which borders Fort St. James) on Feb. 3, 2012. His body was never found.

Bjornson had been missing since Jan. 12, 2012, after he was last seen leaving a 7-11 in Vanderhoof and the house on the reserve was searched follow-ing the location of his abandoned truck in the area. Bjornson lived in Vanderhoof but had been working north of Fort St. James and had friends in the commu-nity.

Then there were nu-

merous reports of ru-mours Bjornson had been killed and tortured during a drug fuelled party on the reserve.

The alleged location of the party was next door to the abandoned house where his severed head was found.

“I think it’s a good thing for our communi-ty,” said Nak’azdli Chief Fred Sam. “Knowing these people aren’t out there running around in our community.”

Sam said some of those arrested were feared in the commu-nity due to their violent backgrounds.

Bjornson was only 28

years old and the father of two young children, but he had struggled with a cocaine addic-tion, according to his family and friends.

Bjornson’s parents, Eileen and Fred Bjorn-son, had gone forward to the press with in-formation people had brought to them of their son’s torture and murder in the basement where the party was going on, but those who told the grieving parents were reportedly too afraid to come forward to the po-lice because they feared reprisals from those in-volved.


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The College of New Caledonia (CNC) Lakes District campus ad-visory committee met recently and the col-lege presented members with some interesting facts regarding the col-lege’s local impact, the role it plays, and the challenges it faces.

“The questionnaire was an interactive in-formational tool with a learning focus for advi-sory committee mem-bers,” said CNC’s mar-keting, recruitment and linkages manager Lynn Synotte. “It informed members of the number and types of programs offered at CNC, the key outcomes of our gradu-ates [and] helped il-lustrate who and where CNC serves.”

More than 240 stu-dents are registered in 11 full-time programs at

Having just celebrated another Remembrance Day, we were saddened to see those wearing a white poppy rather than the red. It was a dishonor to our vet-erans and the blood-bought freedoms we enjoy today. Perhaps they slept through history class.

The Bible is, above all

things, a history book. It is abundant with real people used by God to bring rest from oppressors and dic-tators. At one time, God called a man named Gideon to be a military leader to rescue Israel from the ter-rorism of the Midianites. Gideon built an altar and called God – Jehovah Sha-lom – “The Eternal God of Peace.” He understood the fact that God’s call to war was a call to peace. As the saying goes, “All that is needed for evil to win is for good people to do nothing.”

History’s wars against tyranny were not won by hu-man strength alone. When a nation stands against evil, God promises His blessing and power. This is a fact that our society must never forget, and never cease to thank him for.

The nations who purged the Biblical God out of their society never got an atheist

utopia. They reaped the devil of tyranny and op-pression – as is evident in our world today. Those who wish for freedom from Christian liberty need to consider carefully the choices that remain.

Where do wars come from? God says wars begin in hearts filled with hatred and greed. The good news is that Jesus can transform the heart and make it right. The Christian life is not about happiness, it is about righteousness. And those who welcome Christ into their lives, schools, courts and councils, find that His truth brings liberty for all people – and that results in peace and happiness.

Jesus said, “It is for free-dom that you have been set free.” Let’s stand firm on the Judeo-Christian pillars of liberty this great country of Canada was built upon.

View Point

By Roland & Lisa Cataford

The cost of liberty

Local college checks pulseLocal programs successful in placing workers

the local college. From carpentry, and introduc-tion to trades programs, to professional cook programs, the local campus has a focus on providing training that matches regional em-ployer need.

The resource econ-omy and related con-struction trades are the backbone of life in the

Burns Lake area; the number of families which rely on resource-based income in the Lakes District is 264 per cent higher than the provincial average.

Post-study employ-ment outcomes are good for CNC gradu-ates. Welding and mill-wrighting programs placed 91 and 86 per cent of graduates re-spectively. The admin-istrative assistant pro-gram placed 90 per cent of graduates. The pro-fessional cook program (level one) placed 67 per cent of its graduates, and their mining indus-try certificate (MINE Certificate Program) placed 60 per cent of its graduates.

"The consensus was that we are delivering the right programs at the right time," said Syn-

otte. "There was also some concern regarding education funding and addressing the training needs, priorities, and skill demands of the North, [with] the dilem-ma being the immediate need for fully skilled workers immediately without accounting for the 4 to 6 years it takes one to become red seal certified in a trade."

A challenge faced by the region concerns the gap between the edu-cation and skills levels required by employers and what is actually possessed by job seek-ers.

As reported by Lakes District News (‘Prelimi-nary regional skills gap data in’, Nov. 6, 2013), a recent skills gap anal-ysis commissioned by the Regional District of Bulkley Nechako showed a high rate of high school drop-outs in the region. The CNC survey confirmed those findings, reporting the Lakes District beats out the rest of the province for the percentage of its adults who have never finished high school. We have a 133 per cent higher high school in-completion rate than the

provincial average. The college addresses

challenges faced by those who might find their career pursuits sty-mied by lack of educa-tion through adult edu-cation. Fifteen students graduated with their adult high school grad-uation certificate - adult Dogwood - last year.

Besides being Burns Lakes’ local post-sec-ondary resource, CNC Lakes District campus contributes to the local economy.

It took 186 full-time and part-time employ-ees last year to run CNC Lakes District campus and its program offer-ings last year. Wages and benefits for that lo-cal workforce totalled $4,112,755. Most em-ployees live within the region.

Statistics for the sur-vey were sourced from CNC research and Sta-tistics Canada.

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Directive order, follow-up inspections and industry action

In April 2012, we issued a directive order to all sawmills in the province to conduct a risk assessment for combustible wood dust, and implement a dust-control program. Officers inspected every sawmill in the province for compliance with that order.

A CEO-led sawmill taskforce and industry advisory group developed safety resources to distribute to industry, including best practice guidelines and an audit tool for dust-control management.

Three new occupational health and safety guidelines related to wood dust were published, along with two hazard alerts to address risks specifically related to wood dust.

Our officers re-inspected all sawmills to evaluate the industry’s efforts to manage combustible dust.

Scope expanded to include wood processing operations

In 2012 and into 2013, officers also conducted

targeted inspections of other wood products manufacturing industries, including pellet plants, and plywood and pulp and paper mills. We inspected for compliance for the management of wood dust, and also examined ventilation and dust-collection systems.

Ongoing and sustainable compliance

In 2013 and going forward, our officers will continue to address combustible dust as a regular part of their inspectional activity. This winter, a dedicated team of officers will re-inspect sawmills throughout the province. The sawmill industry has made significant progress in addressing dust management. We want to ensure that progress and compliance with wood-dust management requirements is being sustained.

Safety in BC sawmills is a vitally important issue, firstly to those who work in the industry, and also to their families and communities. Our common goal is to make wood-dust management an integral part of manufacturing operations. We will continue to work proactively with businesses around the province to make safety a fundamental part of this industry.

Sawmill inspections continue. WorkSafeBC Prevention staff have been working with industry, other provincial regulators, and stakeholders to ensure that BC sawmills and other businesses that deal with wood dust are, and continue to be, in compliance with safety requirements.

Learn more at www.worksafebc.com/sawmills

Walter Strong

The Lakes Outdoor Recreation Society (LORS) has been de-nied its application for a provincial gaming grant worth $50,000.

The grant applica-tion, which represents the entire LORS budget for 2014, was denied on the grounds that the trail and recreation site maintenance program is ineligible for fund-ing under gaming grant guidelines.

The LORS program, according to a rejec-tion letter from the B.C. ministry of finance, is ineligible for funds be-cause it is already fund-ed by a Recreation Sites and Trails B.C., and gaming grant funds can-not be used to reduce or replace existing govern-ment funding.

Although the Min-istry of Forests, Lands and Natural Resource Operations (MFLNRO) does fund the LORS trail program through Recreation Sites and Trails B.C., the agency would prefer to see other funding models in place (see Lakes Dis-trict News, 'Rec sites safe for another year' March 27, 2013).

Lynn Synotte, LORS president, has contacted other directors to dis-cuss options, and ex-pects to meet within a week.

Burns Lake rec

society denied grant

Trails and rec site maintenance funds to be found elsewhere

BuRNS Lake Pee Wee WiN tOuRNeyThe Burns Lake Pee Wee hockey team defeated Fraser Lake to take First place at a Houston Pee Wee tournament Nov. 16-17, 2013

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The latest addition to the Babine Forest Product site has been this Multiclone Dust Collection System. After considering safety, � re

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Burns Lake's Danny Tress was awarded the 2013 'Spirit of Sport' award in Burns Lake last week. Tress was selected out of approximately 4000 B.C. athletes for the honour. Pictured are (L-R) Wendy Kelemen, Monique Brodie, Suzzy Tress, Danny Tress, Special Olympics manager for community development Kristen Webster, and Barbara Durand.

Burns Lake Rotary Club volunteers answered phones last week during the 45 annual rotary auction. It’s the biggest rotary fund raiser of the year and all proceeds are spent on community projects. More than $27,000 was raised this years thanks to business and community donations, busy volunteers and generous bidders.

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DaNNy tress takes awarD for spirit of sport

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Arena & Curling Rink Schedule: Great ice time slots available and we also have a calendar for Curling activities. Call village office for more info (250) 692-7587.

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For more information, please contact:Village of Burns Lake15 3rd Ave / P.O. Box 570, Burns Lake BC, V0J 1E0Phone: 250-692-7587 • Email: [email protected] or Facebook /VillageRecreation.com

UPCOMING COMMUNITY ACTIVITIES & EVENTS:

Hi Everyone, Just a reminder that Senior Curling is every Tuesday and Thursday at 10 am.And our next Rec-Connect meeting is Wednesday, December 4 at 6:00pm at the Village Of� ce. Everyone is welcome to attend.

Logan Wilson, Rec Coordinator

Village Recreation is looking for Seasonal Part Arena Attendants.This is an exciting opportunity for those interested in a career in recreation. Please visit http://of� ce.burnslake.ca/jobs/ to � nd current job description.

Ice RentalsVisit our new real time ice calendar at:

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to view available times at the arena.

The Tom Forsyth Arena and the curling rink are under constructionplease take care when near or inside the facilities.

Parents and Tots Skate:

Every Wednesday at 11:00am

Disco Skate:

Saturday, Nov. 23 ™ 7:30 pm

Public Skating:

Sunday , Nov. 24th @ 4:00pm

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Last year, LORS faced a funding crisis over its contract to maintain the 30 rec sites, seven trails and two parks within the Lakes District. The society has been maintaining the sites for more than 10 years, after it was formed in 2002 in response to a possible closure of many sites.

Under MFLNRO contract, LORS maintains the sites and trails by contracting with local landscapers. Last year’s funding shortfall of more than $30,000 was a challenge, but the Bulkley Valley Credit Union

donated $10,000, and the province contributed most of the balance.Although the Lakes District was not really in danger of losing its outdoor recreation facilities - the prov-

ince would have stepped in to cover the shortfall - there is no guarantee that future provincial budgets will be able to accommodate LORS funding shortfalls.

Funding solution sought

LDSS boys soccer provincials

Contributed

The Lakes District Secondary School boys soccer team had a great season this year.

They won their zone championships in Prince George in October and then in November travelled to Abbotsford for the B.C. Secondary School boys “A” provincial championships. There were 16 teams from all over the province. The boys played against West

Point Grey, Southridge, Similkameen, Mulgrave and Fraser Lake. The team played in a torrential down-pour one day. Their three games were very exciting and well-played. Game MVPs were Matt Skinner, Andre Dubé, Curtis Brown, Jannik Michalzik, Pierce Hofer and Benny D’Silva. Matt Skinner was chosen as one of the “Commissioner’s 11”.

Logan Gray and Brandon Strizich were out with injuries.

Lakes District Secondary School’s (LDSS) Jannik Michalzik (L) plays past the opposition in a rain storm during provincial soccer championships. Curtis Brown and André Dubé display some teamwork (R) during the same tournament. All three players were game MVPs for the LDSS Lakers.

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The Lakes Artisan Centre (LAC) is proud to pres-ent its guest artist for the month of November, Jill Elliott. Stop by the LAC and have a look at Jill's glass mosaics, earrings, pendants, magnets, wine charms and hair clips.

On Nov. 22, the third performance in the Lakes District Arts Council's 'Pieces of Eight' season takes place at Lakes District Secondary School (LDSS). Victoria, B.C. tenor Ken Lavigne and his band will present 'The Road to Carnegie Hall'. Ken will take you on a riveting journey, retelling his dream of singing at Carnegie Hall with the New York Pops. The show is a little bit of Frank Sinatra or Michael Buble, a little bit of Luciano Pavarotti and a bit of Elvis thrown in. The evening will include pop stan-dards, operatic selections and some surprises. Tick-ets are available for this performance at Process 4 circle arts Gallery (250-692-3434) and at the door. Look for our posters around town, and our ads in the

Lakes District News. To find out more about Ken Lavigne, check out his website at http://www.ken-lavigne.com/

This month's contest question: In 2004, a well-known Canadian trio of tenors began performing, with Ken Lavigne one of the founding members. What is the name of that group? Not sure? Check out this link, http://www.kenlavigne.com/biography/

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On Nov. 30, the thirty-first annual Christmas craft fair takes place at LDSS, sponsored by the Burns Lake Library. Come to the Craft Fair for a wonderful display of handcrafted and local goods in the LDSS gym. Get your Christmas shopping done and sup-port local artisans. Doors open for seniors at 9 a.m., and everyone else is welcome from 9:30 a.m. to 3 p.m. For more information, contact Elaine at the li-brary (250-692-3192) or e-mail [email protected].

Vibrant local arts scene

The Bev Hughes Highland Dancers and Sophie Shaffer Dancers held a recital and silent auction fund raiser in Burns Lake last week at the Lakes District Secondary School. The award-winning dancers are fund raising for travel expenses related to the upcoming competition season, including travel overseas for the Scottish Nationals.

BURNS LAKE DANCERS READY FOR COMPETITION

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Jill Elliot (R) is this month’s guest artisan at the Lakes Artisan Centre in Burns Lake. Her work on display includes kiln-fired glass works, original jewelry and a unique take on traditional stained glass ornaments.

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Lakes District Fall Fair Monthly Meeting: Thurs., Nov. 21 at the Cancer Society Office - 332 Hwy 16 (Main Street) 7:00 p.m. All new volunteers welcomed.

Parent-child Mother Goose: Children between 0-5 yrs. Circle time, snack time & free play 10:00 a.m. -11:30 a.m. Wed. & Fri. at Muriel Mould learning Centre.

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Score BoardDECKER LAKE WHIST - November 13, 2013

LEGION CRIB NIGHT - November 7, 2013

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“We’re on an emergency vet run right now,” said Topley’s Turtle Gardens Animal Rescue Society manager Yvette Labatte. “We have a St. Bernard with a broken leg, thank God for the extra funding. His leg is badly broken and needs pins and plates.”

The funding Labatte was referring to is a recently announced $20,000 provincial gaming grant to-wards its animal shelter program.

The shelter has been operation for 25 years, plac-ing between 225 and 250 dogs every year with car-ing families.

The funds are already in the Turtle Gardens bank account and being put to work.

“It’s for operating expenses,” Labatte explained. Dog food is donated to the shelter, and Smithers shipping company Bandstra give Turtle Gardens a

reduced rate, but expenses still add up for the shel-ter.

“Veterinary bills are upwards of $50,000 per year,” Labatte said. “It [covers] only part of our op-erating expenses. We do fund raising galas down south. Most of our donation base is down south.”

The Lakes Animal Friendship Society (LAFS) has been busy this year as well.

“To date this year the Burns Lake Veterinary Clinic has spayed or neutered close to 250 com-munity cats,” said Alistair Schroff, who manages the society with Valerie Ingram.

The community cat project, focussing on feral cats and cat colonies, is a joint effort between the Burns Lake Veterinary Clinic, LAFS, and the B.C SPCA.

The Lakes District Secondary School industrial arts class recently built 30 pre-fab dog houses.

Nechako kitamaat DeveLopmeNt fuNDsNechako Kitamaat Development Fund (NKDF) chair Wayne Salewski and NKDF manager Dan Boudreau were in town last week to support the Burns Lake Mountain Bike Association (Top L), the Lakes District Fall Fair Society, the Village of Burns Lake’s downtown revitalization project, and the Burns Lake Chamber of Commerce. Walter Strong photoS

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SCORPIO - Oct 24/Nov 22 Scorpio, after a few hectic weeks at home and at the office, now is the ideal time for a vacation. Cast all responsibilities aside and enjoy some rest and relaxation.

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CAPRICORN - Dec 22/Jan 20 Several new opportunities are coming your way, Capricorn. You just need to sort through all of them and figure out just what you want to do in the next few weeks.

AQUARIUS - Jan 21/Feb 18 The new season has you feeling refreshed and ready for new beginnings, Aquarius. Make the most of this new lease on life and encourage others to join you.

PISCES - Feb 19/Mar 20 Pisces, maintain your focus around the office, as you will have to juggle multiple tasks in the week ahead.

ARIES - Mar 21/Apr 20 Aries, you have a lot on your mind, but only one concern demands your undivided attention. Find a quiet space to think things through and trust your gut feelings.

TAURUS - Apr 21/May 21 Taurus, friendships may weaken if you don’t keep up your end of the relationship. Make an effort to get together with your friends and take the initiative with planning.

GEMINI - May 22/Jun 21 Gemini, your approach to a problem is not working. It could be time to take an entirely new approach and see if this produces results. Be patient with this new approach.

CANCER - Jun 22/Jul 22 Don’t be surprised if a busy week finds you dog tired come the weekend, Cancer. Use the time off to recharge your batteries on this well-deserved break.

LEO - Jul 23/Aug 23 Few things can hold your interest this week, Leo. Although friends try, they can’t seem to keep you focused on any one thing. Expect to jump from task to task this week.

VIRGO - Aug 24/Sept 22 Virgo, an unexpected consequence appears this week and you are caught completely off guard. Don’t let others see your surprise. You must simply roll with the punches.

LIBRA - Sept 23/Oct 23 Libra, a spark of ingenuity hits you out of the blue and you know just how to put that inspiration to good use. Set your plan in motion as soon as you are able.

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Notebook SpillsSpilling coffee or juice on a notebook can often have disastrous consequences, but if you follow the right procedures it is possible for your notebook and the precious files stored within to survive intact. Should your notebook ever have an unfortunate encounter with a liquid, the absolute first thing to do is shut it off, immediately. Don’t go for the regular shutdown, press the power button and hold it down until the computer does a hard shut down, then remove the battery. This should remove all energy from the system and if you were in time, may prevent damage. What happens next depends on what liquid was spilled. If it was anything other than water, have the computer looked at as soon as possible. Coffee and juice can corrode the insides of a computer, which will kill it sooner or later. Water is less caustic, and can be dried out at home, but it has to be done thoroughly. The insides of modern notebooks are very tight, so it can take days or even weeks for liquid to dry out completely. Lastly, don’t jump the gun. I know it’s tempting to turn the computer on to see if it will boot, but if it’s not completely dry inside you could seriously damage the computer.

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Grassy Plains Gospel Church

Sunday Service:10:45 am

250-694-3329 (Church)

IMMACULATA-Catholic Church

248 - 3rd Avenue,Phone: 250-692-3568Saturday 7:30 p.m.Sunday 10:00 a.m.

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FIRST MENNONITE CHURCH

Kerr Road, Burns Lake

Sunday School for all ages begins at 9:15am. Worship Service at 10:30am.

Pastor Steve Swires250-692-3259

Sunday 10:00AMPresident Lambert 694-3748

Hwy 35 & Francois Lake 250-695-6316 Everyone Welcome

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DECKER LAKE MENNONITE CHURCH

Sunday Morning Services:Sunday School: 9:30 a.m.

Worship Services: 10:30 a.m.Pastors - Ken Dyck 250-698-7629David S. Burkholder 250-692-7057

Everyone Welcome Hwy 16, Decker Lake

Seventh Day Adventist Church GroupMeets Saturdays at

10:00 a.m. at the United Church on Centre Street.

250-695-6586

Burns LakeCommunity Church

Pastor John Neufeld250-692-7949

OLD LANDMARKSCHRISTIAN FELLOWSHIP

At Muriel Mould Primary School

SUNDAY, 10:30 AMContact: Roland & Lisa Cataford

250-692-9196 ~Everyone Welcome ~

Burns LakePENTECOSTAL CHURCH

724 Babine Lake Road

Sunday Services: 10:30 amCelebrating the Love of GodPastor Henry Washington

250-692-7464

ROYAL CANADIAN LEGION Branch #50

Island GospelFellowship

Gerow Island, Highway 35

Sunday Morning Worship Service begins @ 10:30 am

Pastor Ed Peters Phone: 250-692-7551

CROSSWORD

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and utensils for up to 120 guests, the lodge is a great spot to host your next event or get together.

To book a rental: please contactJoan & Jeff Ragsdale 250-692-0093website: www.ominecaskiclub.com

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Christmas BazaarDecember 7th: 10am-3pm

Call Joe to book a table: 250-695-6363 or Legion 250-692-3232

November 2013 Arena Schedule: Great ice time slots available for friends, family and organizations please contact the Village of Burns Lake for open time slots. Visit our Public Access site for real time calendars. We also have a calendar for Curling activities at the Curling Rink. Call village of� ce for more info (250) 692-7587.

The Lakes District Fall Fair Monthly Meeting will be held on Nov. 21 at the Can-cer Society Of� ce - 332 Hwy 16 (main street) at 7pm. All new volunteers welcomed.

Southside Health & Wellness Centre: November 2013. Chair yoga every Tues. & Fri. 10-11am. Nov. 21. foot Care, by appt. Nov. 20. dental varnishing for children 6 and under. Flu shots available by appointment. More info: (250) 694-3270.

Southside Strongstart outreach. Learning program for children and caregivers/parents. Tues. 10am-2pm, Wed. 12:15-3:15pm, W.O.W. Bus at the S.E.D.A. Centre. Rita: (250) 694-3396.

Burns Lake & District Seniors Meeting. Dec. 2 at 1 pm at the Regional District Meeting Room, upstairs. All 50+ seniors welcome.

Prenatal Classes Thurs. 6-8pm Burns Lake Health Unit - located in the hos-pital. (250) 692-2460 to register.

Parent-child Mother Goose. Children between 0-5 yrs. Circle time, snack time & free play 10am-11:30am Wed. & Fri. at Muriel Mould learning Centre.

Strongstart. Preschool program for children and caregivers/parents. Crafts, circle time & snacks. Mon. - Fri. 9am-12pm. Muriel Mould Learning Centre.

Southside Family Centered Program. Preschool program for children and caregivers/parents. Thurs. 11:30am - 3pm. Grassy Plains School. Rita (250) 694-3396.

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ST. PAUL’SUNITED CHURCH

136 - 4th Avenue, Burns Lake

Worship Service at10 am Sunday mornings

Ministry led by lay leadersPhone 250-692-7202

Dinner at the Legion...Friday, November 22nd

Meatloaf, Mashed Potatoes& Veggies $12.00

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The Huckleberry Mine is an operational copper/molybdenum mine located approximately 130 km due south of Smithers and 86 km southwest of Houston, in west central British Columbia. The Mine is owned by Huckleberry Mines Ltd. and produces approximately 80,000 WMT of copper concentrate annually, while employing approximately 280 staff. The Mine has been operating since 1997 and is planned to continue operating until 2021. We are currently recruiting for the following position:

ACCOUNTANTHML is seeking a newly designated accountant, preferably with resource based knowledge with strong technical and

e perience to ll a full ti e per anent ccountant position, reporting to the ccounting uperintendent

he successful candidate will for an integral role in the operational accounting, transaction processing, nancial state ent preparation, cost anage ent and long ter strategic planning within the accounting depart ent He

he ust work well both independently and in a tea en iron ent

peci c functions are e ible and will ary depending upon the candidate s uali cations, howe er they can include: reparation of onthly nancial state ents uper ision of ccounts ayable personnel, re iew

and approve invoicing and cheque processing, providing guidance into day to day and short long ter objectives • Work closely with Purchasing and Warehouse depart ent to anage integration between Purchasing and ccounting software • pense analysis and cost anage ent activities, including review of onthly cost reports with various depart ents • ssist in preparation of annual budgets • Coordinate with external auditors for preparation and co pletion of annual audit • Prepare ad hoc docu ents and analysis for other depart ents, Mine eneral Manager and ancouver of ce to assist in cost anage ent, expense analysis and corporate presentations • ssist in long ter planning and nancial feasibility studies • ssist in develop ent of accounting related syste s and processes, including i ple enting cost control policies • Coordinate with external suppliers and external consultants, as required • evelop and i prove upon overall accounting syste and reporting require ents in coordination with ccounting uperintendent, other depart ents and Mine eneral ManagerHML offers a co petitive salary and co prehensive bene ts package co ensurate with the candidate s experience and the role of an ccountant elocation assistance is available as requiredPlease sub it all correspondence to:

Attn: Stephen Fujiwara: E-Mail [email protected]

IS SEEKING APPLICATIONS FOR THE FOLLOWING POSITIONS:

ADMINISTRATIVE ASSISTANT (VARIOUS LOCATIONS)Qualifi cations:

• Proven administrative skills to maintain offi ce documentation, processes and function

• Demonstrated ability to work independently to meet specifi c objectives within specifi c timeframes

• Ability to collect and manage documents to monitor for integrity of information

• Ability to ensure security of confi dential information• Assist with data entry• Must have sound working knowledge of standard computer

applications and keyboard skills• Must be able to promote the activities of PTP ASEP Training

Society in a clear and accurate manner• Experience with First Nation communities, culture and

protocols

DATA ENTRY SPECIALIST (PRINCE GEORGE)Qualifi cations:

• Knowledge of basic computer operations• Knowledge of basic database procedures• Skill in using an alphanumeric keyboard• Skill in reviewing, proofi ng and verifying data• Ability to maintain confi dentiality• Knowledge of word processing and spreadsheet functions• Strong attention to detail• Results Driven

EXECUTIVE ASSISTANT (PRINCE GEORGE)Qualifi cations:

• 5 years experience in administrative roles with a minimum of 2 years in a senior administrative capacity in a high paced environment

• Advanced profi ciency using current Microsoft Offi ce, including PowerPoint, Excel and Word. Speed and accuracy in work processing are essential

• Excellent English language skills (written and verbal)• Highly organized self-starter with proven ability to multitask

under minimal supervision• Strong interpersonal skills and comfort working with senior

management• Ability to think critically, solve problems and make decisions

independently• Highly service-oriented individual with the ability

to demonstrate tact, discretion, confi dentiality and trustworthiness

• Ability to adapt responsibilities based on changing environments and requirements

• Strong attention to detail

APPLICATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED UNTIL 4:30 P.M. November 29, 2013

Reply by email to: [email protected]: PTP ASEP Training Society Hiring Committee.

Please provide:• Covering Letter • Resume (3 pages max.) • Three references

ONLY THOSE CANDIDATES SHORT LISTED WILL BE CONTACTED

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Announcements

In Memoriam Gifts

ALL FUNDS DONATEDto the

Burns Lake Health Care Auxiliary

are used to provide fi nancial support, equipment plus

comfort and care for patients in our hospital, the

Pines and all other community healthcare

services.Mail a donation on behalf of yourself or a loved one to:

B.L. Health Care Aux.Box 812

Burns Lake, BCV0J 1E0

A tax deductible receipt will be issued

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ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSIf you want to keep drinking that’s your business - if you want to quit drinking that’s our business. Burns Lake Meet-ings: Tuesday 7:30 pm Catho-lic Church, Saturday 7:30 pm - Catholic Church. For informa-tion or transportation call (250) 692-6867 / (250) 698-7325 / (778) 669-0070

Only requirement for AA is a desire to stop drinking.

ALCOHOLICS ANONYMOUSSouthside Meetings: Mondays and Thursdays 6:30pm - 7:30pm at Grassy Plains Gos-pel Church. For more informa-tion: (250) 694-3682

Anyone needing information on Alzheimer’s please call 1-866-564-7533

BURNS LAKE RCMP Vic-tim/Witness Assistance Pro-gram. 201 Hwy. 35, Box 759 Burns Lake. Open Monday to Thursday 9am to 4pm (250) 692-3010

CRISIS PREVENTION. You are not alone. Support is just a phone call away. 1.800.SUI-CIDE (1.800.784.2433) is a confi dential, toll-free service that is available to anyone, anywhere, any time in B.C. The youth support line is 1.888.564.8336 (TEEN). The 24 hour crisis line for northern BC is 250.563.1214 and 1.888.562.1214. In addition, several crisis lines also pro-vide support through online chat services so young people have a web-based way to reach out. These services can be reached through www.nor thernyouthonline.ca (4:00 to 11:00 pm daily) or www.youthinbc.ca.

FOOD BANK INFORMATION Distribution days will be the fi rst and the third Tuesday of each month, clients should come at 11 a.m. Sign up is at BLNDC at 10:45 a.m. The Lakes District Food bank con-tinues to operate due to the outstanding generosity of the community. If you would like to make a donation and receive a tax deductible receipt, please mail your donation to: Lakes District Food Bank, P.O. Box 777, Burns Lake, BC. V0J 1E0

Announcements

InformationLEGION BUSINESS

With November 11th just passed, I would like to take this opportunity to thank the people of Burns Lake for their attendance and support for both the Remembrance Day Parade as well as contribu-tions to our Poppy campaign. This year we had a successful poppy campaign and Remem-brance Day ceremony at LDSS. It is however, the com-munity that attended to pay their respects to our fallen comrades, our living veterans and those personnel still serv-ing that make this day special. You have taken the time in the past few weeks to thank us for our services to our country. On behalf of our veterans and those who have made the ulti-mate sacrifi ce, as well as Roy-al Canadian Legion, Branch 50, I thank the people of Burns Lake for supporting us and showing respect during this time of year. We hope to see all of you throughout the year in other activities that we are conducting. Remember, this is your legion. Sincerely, Joe Comeau, Presi-dent

LOCAL HOSPICE Services are available by contacting the Hospice Coordinator at (250) 692-2448. The Hospice offi ce, located in the Lakes District Hospital, is open every Thurs. from 10am - 4pm. A lending library of videos, books and information on be-reavement is available. Please make donations to the local hospice and palliative care program payable to the Burns Lake Hospice Program, Box 7500, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1EO

NECHAKO RESERVOIR UPDATE

13 November 2013

Reservoir Elevation: 851.43 m (2793.43 ft.)SLS Discharge: 34.41 m3/s

Visit website www.wateroffi ce.ec.gc.ca for up to date real-time fl ow information for the Nechako River.

Contact Rio Tinto Alcan at 250-567-5105 for more information. A re-cording of this notice is available 24-hours in Vanderhoof at 250- 567-5812

The Arthritis Society B.C. and Yukon division is your pri-mary source and resource of the latest print and electronic information, programs and ser-vices about arthritis. No matter where you live, you can ac-cess us at the touch of a but-ton. Toll free 1-800-321-1433 or visit www.arthritis.ca/bc

The Chronic Disease Educa-tion Clinic at the Lakes Dis-trict Hospital is open Tuesday & Wednesday from 8:30am-4pm. The clinic provides infor-mation and teaching on vari-ous chronic illnesses such as Diabetes & Heart Disease. A doctors referral is not needed. To speak with the nurse call (250) 692-2440

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DREAMING OFA New Career?

Parts Person Required Immediately

Experience preferred, but not necessary.

Mechanical aptitude an asset, Must have valid Class 5 driver’s license.

Competitive salary and bene ts.

Please apply in person with resume or fax it to the attention of

Steve Grist or Keith Brown831 Highway 16 West, Burns Lake, BC

Phone: 250-692-7501 Fax: 250-692-7985

SCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 (NECHAKO LAKES)

Limited Duration Journeyman Carpenter TQ -Vanderhoof Maintenance Department

HOURS OF WORK: 8 hours per day, 5 days per weekDUTIES TO COMMENCE: Immediately - August 31, 2014.RATE OF PAY: $27.28 per hour as per the current Collective AgreementSchool District No. 91 (Nechako Lakes) is seeking a highly motivated, progressive individual who would be interested in working as a Journeyman Carpenter - Trades Qualified in the Vanderhoof Area. This individual would provide carpentry and maintenance services to the repair, alteration and construction of District buildings, fixtures and equipment.

The ideal candidate should demonstrate or meet the following criteria:

KNOWLEDGE: completion of Grade 12 (Dogwood Certificate) valid BC Trade Certification as a Carpenter valid Class 5, B.C. Driver’s License with an

exemplary driving record as demonstrated by a current driver’s abstract.

EXPERIENCE Experience gained through Trades Qualification

apprenticeship program inclusive of 1 year industry related experience

Workplace Hazardous Materials Information System (WHMIS) Certificate and Familiarity with Work Safe BC safety procedures

SKILLS & ABILITIES ability to read and interpret drawings and

specifications good basic knowledge of painting and finishing ability to perform a variety of skilled carpentry tasks

in the construction and maintenance of school district facilities

thorough and current knowledge of the standards, practices, regulations, methods, tools and equipment of the trade

ability to communicate effectively using courtesy, tact and discretion in dealing with requests, complaints and clarification of information

ability to use judgement to interpret, analyze and modify methods and procedures

physical capability to perform the job duties basic working knowledge of computers

For complete duties and responsibilities of this position, please contact Lynn Maksymchak at 250-567-2284 or [email protected]

Applications will be accepted for the following position until 4:00 pm, Friday, November 22, 2013 by:

LYNN MAKSYMCHAKDISTRICT PRINCIPAL - HUMAN RESOURCES/

LEADERSHIP DEVELOPMENTSCHOOL DISTRICT NO. 91 (NECHAKO LAKES)

PO BOX 129VANDERHOOF BC V0J 3A0

Journey Level ElectricianBabine Forest Products is currently searching for a Journey Level Electrician with experience in lumber processing machinery.

Key responsibilities include troubleshooting and maintenance of equipment and systems, machinery operation, understanding of electrical systems, expertise with all tools related to the trade and good communication skills.

The successful candidate must be able to establish a working relationship with maintenance, production and management personnel to achieve the goal of the organization. You must understand the mechanics of working machinery, be able to install, maintain, troubleshoot and repair equipment and facilities. The ability to understand and work with work order systems, machine histories, scheduling, warehousing and related maintenance fields is necessary.

Preferred qualifications would be a minimum of 3 years in an Industrial Electrician position and Red Seal certification as a Journeyman Electrician. Experience with Allen Bradley PLC’s, Allen Bradley and Mitsubishi VFD’s and IT communications is also preferred.

Please forward your resume by November 22, 2013 to:

Anne Currie Human Resources Assistant Babine Forest Products Limited [email protected] Confidential fax 503-291-5591

Babine Forest Products, working jointly with First Nations, provides equal opportunity for employment including First Nation status privileges. We offer competitive compensation, benefits and the potential for career advancement. We wish to thank all those who apply; however only those selected for an interview will be contacted.

Babine Forest Products Limited, Burns Lake BC

Delivery Driver Required Immediately

Temporary full-time

Must have valid Class 5 driver’s license, Experience preferred, but not necessary.

Please apply in person with resume or fax it to the attention of

Steve Grist or Keith Brown831 Highway 16 West, Burns Lake, BC

Phone: 250-692-7501 Fax: 250-692-7985

Tahtsa Timber Ltd. is looking for

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AREA MANAGERLakes District Maintenance Ltd. is a highway, road and bridge maintenance company currently managing Service Area #28 (Stikine), Service Area #24 (Lakes) and Service Area #20 (Robson). Lakes District Maintenance Ltd. is seeking an individual for the position in Houston, BC, of:

AREA MANAGER; Outline of Position responsibilities:

* Organize, schedule, assign and co-ordinate the work of an assigned crew in conjunc-tion with other resources.* Ensure established work standards of quality and quantity along with comple-tion schedules of designated work and/or projects of as-signed crew.* Ensure corresponding re-source materials, supplies and / or replacements are maintained for assigned crew.* Carry out fi eld and/or job site inspections and ensure work progress, materials and/ or other requirements are maintained.

EXPERIENCE / KNOWLEDGE REQUIRED:

* Principles and techniques of organizational planning, supervision, training and performance evaluation.* Knowledge of Highway Maintenance Operations, in-cluding general specifi ca-tions for Highway Construc-tion and Maintenance is an asset, but is not required.

Send résumés to:Lakes District Maintenance

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Reporting to the Site Services Supervisor, the successful candidate will be part of the Site Services Team which is responsible for the repair and upkeep of a 250 and 100 person camps and mine site buildings and infrastructure. Duties include plumbing and gas repairs, scheduled maintenance checks and some carpentry work.Applicants require experience in building and mechanical equipment maintenance and repair, ability to use power and hand tools and follow safe work practices. A journeyman plumber’s ticket and a minimum class gas tter’s ticket with electrical endorsement are required and should be submitted with resume.Huckleberry Mine is a remote mine where its employees live in a camp environment on their days of work. This position works a 7 x 7 schedule (7 days in, 7 days out). While at the mine site all meals and accommodations are provided free of charge to employees. Transportation is provided from Houston.We thank all applicants for their interest in Huckleberry Mines Ltd., but only those selected for an interview will be contacted. uali ed candidates can submit their resumes in con dence to:

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Acreage for SaleTWO BEDROOM Mobile home for rent at Blue Spruce Mobile Home Park. Available November 1st. $650 per month. Call: (250) 692-3878 Steve Swires.

Apt/Condos for SaleLARGE BRIGHT 2 bedroom suites in a safe and secure building. Close to school and hospital. Large patio, in-suite storage and storage lockers available. On site manage-ment. Heat, hot water and cable included for $700 per month. Call (250) 692-3959 and leave message.


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160 acres with totally renovated 1400 sq.ft. home. Three bedrooms, one bath, quality kitchen, laminate fl ooring. Large 30x60 barn with fi ve stalls, two foaling/hay stalls and tack room. Old heritage barn, out-buildings, auto watering system, fenced and cross fenced.

Call for appointmentto view (250) 698-7387

Houses For Sale

This 3000 sq/ft house is lo-cate 10 minutes from town and sits on 7.3 acres. Three bedrooms up and one down with two and a half bath-rooms. Hardwood fl oors on main fl oor with carpet in master bedroom. Oak cup-boards in kitchen and a large wrap around deck. Heated with a wood furnace and natural gas back up. There is a Lot of out buildings in-cluding a shop and large barn. As well its on a school bus route.

Asking $254,000Contact Jeremy at

(250) 692-3247


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Lots

Burns Lake LakeshoreProperty for sale

Pioneer Way• 1.37 Acres; 200 ft of

lakeshore x 577 ft.• The last lakeshore property in Burns Lake with city water

and sewerage.• Build your own home to your own specifi cation.

• Beautiful views of Lakeand hills.

• Could be subdivided into 2 or 3 good sized plots.

$235,000Any reasonable offer

considered.(250) 692-0253

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Apt/Condo for RentLARGE BRIGHT 2 bedroom suites in a safe and secure building. Close to school and hospital. Large patio, in-suite storage and storage lockers available. On site manage-ment. Heat, hot water and cable included for $700 per month. Call (250) 692-3959 and leave message.

Homes for Rent4 BEDROOM home, with den off newly remodeled kitchen, 2 bathrooms, laundry facilities available, large deck off of din-ing room, home has lots of character, and is well main-tained. Large lot which backs onto nature trails. Heat and hydro are included in the rent. Available immediately. Rent $1200 a month. Call 250-692-1805 or 250-692-9390.

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Commercial VehiclesTRIDEM WATER truck and 2007 10x30 QA shack. 2004 WS 4900 SA 120 barrel with only 115,000 kilometers. Pre-emissions. Recent CV. Main-tenance records available. 403-340-9328.

Sport Utility Vehicle2005 CHEVY Equinox. 191,000 km. AWD, auto, power, leather, winter tires $7000. (250) 692-4801

Trucks & Vans1993 Chevrolet Suburban 2500 4x4: 5.7 litre gas, 2” lift, x-police, 400,000 km. $1500. 1997 Chevrolet Silverado 2500 Supercab 4x4: 5.7 litre turbo diesel, leather, 4” lift, headache rack, box liner, 300,000 km. $2500. 1995 Chevrolet Silverado SLT, 2500 s/c long box, 4x4: 6.5 litre tur-bo diesel, leather, 4” lift, head-ache rack, box liner, 300,000 km. $3000. 1994 Ford F350 Crewcab, 4x4 (ambulance): 5.8 litre gas, box liner, trailer package, 190,000, new all season tires. $3000. Contact Johnny Johnson at (250) 692-0021 or [email protected] for further infor-mation.

Transportation

Trucks & Vans1995 Chev 4x4 pickup for sale. Extended cab with doors, good condition, 160,000 kms, gas. $6900. Burns Lake. Call 250-698-7533 evenings

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LAND ACTNotice of Intention

to Apply for a Disposition of Crown Land

Take notice that South-side Economic Develop-ment Association from Southbank, BC have ap-plied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natu-ral Resource Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, for a Licence of Occupation - Community - Miscel-laneous Use situated on Provincial Crown land lo-cated THAT PART OF DIS-TRICT LOT 7734, RANGE 5 COAST DISTRICT, CONTAINING 0.005 HECT-ARES, MORE OR LESS, Francois Lake. This appli-cation is for the purposes of licencing a public dock. The Lands File for this ap-plication is 6408605. Writ-ten comments concern-ing this application should be directed to the Nadina Land Officer, MFLNRO, at 3333 Tatlow Rd., P.O. Bag 6000, Smithers, BC V0J 2N0. Comments will be re-ceived by MFLNRO up to Thursday, December 26, 2013. MFLNRO may not be able to consider comments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/index.jsp for more information.

Be advised that any re-sponse to this advertise-ment will be considered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of For-ests, Lands and Natural Re-source Operations’ Office in Smithers.

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Apply for a Dispositionof Crown Land.

Take notice that Gary Blackwell from Burns Lake, BC have applied to the Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Re-source Operations (MFLNRO), Smithers, to Amend (add a hunt camp) the existing Li-cence of Occupation - Commercial Recrea-tional purposes situated on Provincial Crown land located ALL THAT UN-SURVEYED CROWN LAND SOUTH OF SI-BOLA RANGE, ON THE NORTH SHORE OF TAHTSA LAKE, RANGE 4 COAST DISTRICT, CONTAINING 0.1 HEC-TARES, MORE OR LESS.The Lands File for this application is 6400286. Written comments con-cerning this application should be directed to the Land Tenure Specialist, MFLNRO at PO Box 5000 - 3726 Alfred Ave., Smithers, BC, V0J 2N0. Comments will be re-ceived by MFLNRO up toDecember 18, 2013. MFLNRO may not be able to consider com-ments received after this date. Please visit the website at http://www.arfd.gov.bc.ca/ApplicationPosting/in-dex.jsp for more informa-tion. Be advised that any response to this adver-tisement will be consid-ered part of the public record. For information, contact the Freedom of Information Advisor at Ministry of Forests, Lands and Natural Re-source Operations’ Of-fi ce in Smithers.

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CnC is looking for college level instructorsWork around your current schedule and teach at CNC. We are looking for qualified, interested people to teach a variety of part-time courses.

University Credit Courses • First and Second Year Level -Various Disciplines

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To be considered for the winter/spring semester, all applications are due by november 29, 2013

As positions become available, qualified applicants will be contacted for an interview. To apply, please send your resume to the address below.

Please note: First Aid courses and other specific Vocational courses require registered licenses, certification and equipment. In addition, computer instructor candidates must have extensive working experience and / or training with the program(s) of expertise. Please ensure these documents are included in your application.


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Amendment to Hampton’s approved Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) for

the Lakes Timber Supply Area (TSA) Babine Forest Products Limited (Babine) has amended its approved 2012 Forest Stewardship Plan (FSP) for the Lakes Timber Supply Area (TSA). The purpose of this amendment is a Results and Strategies to manage for visuals on Taltapin Lake in utilizing the dead pine component left on the landscape unit. There are no other changes to Babine’s approved FSP.

Babine proposed FSP amendment will be referred for a period of 60 days starting November 13th, 2013 and will be available for review at the Babine Forest Products administration office Monday through Friday during normal business hours. A representative from Babine will be available to answer any questions, address concerns and provide additional information in regards to our proposed amendment. Comments arising from this referral process will be considered in the approval of the amendment to this Forest Stewardship Plan.

If you have any questions, or would like to meet and discuss the proposed FSP, we encourage you to call Daniella Oake, Planning Supervisor at Babine Forest Products Limited 250-692–7177.

Babine Forest Products Limited, 19479 Hwy 16 East, Box 4000, Burns Lake, BC V0J 1E0 • Telephone 250-692-7177 • Fax 250-692-4595

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1,650

). Li

cens

e, in

sura

nce,

regi

stra

tion,

adm

inist

ratio

n fe

es a

nd ta

xes n

otin

clud

ed. D

eale

rs ar

e fre

e to s

et in

divid

ual p

rices

. Lim

ited

time o

ffers

whi

ch m

ay n

ot b

e com

bine

d wi

th ot

her o

ffers

, and

are s

ubje

ct to

chan

ge w

ithou

t not

ice.

Offe

rs ap

ply t

o qua

lified

reta

il cu

stom

ers i

n BC

Che

vrol

et D

eale

r Mar

ketin

g As

soci

atio

n ar

ea on

ly. D

eale

r tra

de m

ay b

e req

uire

d. C

ondi

tions

and

limita

tions

appl

y. Se

e Che

vrol

et d

eale

r for

de

tails

. Som

e fea

ture

s adv

ertis

ed ar

e ava

ilabl

e fea

ture

s and

not

stan

dard

on al

l mod

els.

See y

our C

hevr

olet

dea

ler f

or d

etai

ls. ‡1

.5%

leas

e APR

avai

labl

e for

36 m

onth

s on

a new

or d

emon

stra

tor 2

014

Chev

role

t Silv

erad

o Cre

w Ca

b 4X

4 1W

T, O.

A.C

by G

M Fi

nanc

ial. A

pplie

s onl

y to q

ualifi

ed re

tail c

usto

mer

s in

BC C

hevr

olet

Dea

ler M

arke

ting

Asso

ciat

ion

area

onl

y. An

nual

kilo

met

re li

mit

of 2

0,00

0 km

, $0.

16 p

er ex

cess

kilo

met

re. D

own

paym

ent o

r tra

de a

nd/o

r sec

urity

dep

osit

may

be

requ

ired.

Mon

thly

paym

ents

may

vary

dep

endi

ng o

n do

wn p

aym

ent/t

rade

. Dea

lers

are

free

to se

t ind

ividu

al p

rices

. PPS

A/RD

PRM

is no

t due

. Ins

uran

ce, li

cens

e, de

aler

fees

, and

app

licab

le ta

xes n

ot in

clud

ed. O

ffer

may

not

be

com

bine

d wi

th c

erta

in ot

her c

onsu

mer

ince

ntive

s. GM

CL m

ay m

odify

, ext

end

or te

rmin

ate

offe

rs in

who

le o

r in

part

at a

ny ti

me

with

out n

otic

e. Co

nditi

ons a

nd li

mita

tions

app

ly. S

ee p

artic

ipat

ing

deal

er fo

r det

ails.

¥¥$

3,50

0 m

anuf

actu

rer t

o de

aler

del

ivery

cred

it ha

s bee

n ap

plie

d to

the

purc

hase

, leas

e an

d fin

anci

ng o

ffers

of 2

014

Silve

rado

Cre

w Ca

b, a

nd is

app

licab

le to

reta

il cu

stom

ers o

nly.

Othe

r cre

dits

avai

labl

e on

sele

ct S

ilver

ado m

odel

s. ^ O

ffer o

nly v

alid

from

Nov

embe

r 1, 2

013

to D

ecem

ber 2

, 201

3 (th

e “Pr

ogra

m P

erio

d”) t

o ret

ail c

usto

mer

s res

iden

t in

Cana

da w

ho ow

n or

are

curr

ently

leas

ing

(dur

ing

the P

rogr

am P

erio

d) a

GM

or co

mpe

titor

pic

kup

truc

k to r

ecei

vea

$2,0

00 c

redi

t tow

ards

the

purc

hase

, fina

nce

or le

ase

of a

n el

igib

le n

ew 2

014

Mode

l Yea

r Che

vrol

et S

ilver

ado

Ligh

t Dut

y, Si

lvera

do H

eavy

Dut

y, Si

erra

Lig

ht D

uty,

Sier

ra H

eavy

Dut

y, or

Ava

lanc

he. O

nly o

ne (1

) cre

dit m

ay b

e ap

plie

d pe

r elig

ible

vehi

cle

sale

. Offe

r is t

rans

fera

ble

to a

fam

ily m

embe

r livi

ng in

the

sam

e ho

useh

old

(pro

of o

f add

ress

requ

ired)

. Thi

s offe

r may

not

be r

edee

med

for c

ash

and

may

not

be c

ombi

ned

with

cert

ain

othe

r con

sum

er in

cent

ives a

vaila

ble o

n GM

vehi

cles

. The

$2,0

00 cr

edit

incl

udes

HST

/GST

/QST

/PST

as a

pplic

able

by p

rovin

ce. A

s par

t of t

he tr

ansa

ctio

n, d

eale

r will

requ

est c

urre

nt ve

hicl

e reg

istra

tion

and/

or in

sura

nce t

o pro

ve ow

ners

hip.

GMC

L re

serv

esth

e rig

ht to

amen

d or

term

inat

e thi

s offe

r, in

who

le or

in p

art,

at an

y tim

e with

out p

rior n

otic

e. Vo

id w

here

pro

hibi

ted

by la

w. A

dditi

onal

cond

ition

s and

limita

tions

appl

y. Se

e you

r GM

deal

er fo

r det

ails.

¥Th

e 2-Y

ear S

ched

uled

Lube

-Oil-

Filte

r LOF

Mai

nten

ance

Pro

gram

pro

vides

elig

ible

cust

omer

s in

Cana

da, w

ho h

ave p

urch

ased

, leas

ed or

fina

nced

a

new

elig

ible

201

4 MY

Che

vrol

et, B

uick

, or G

MC ve

hicl

e (e

xclu

ding

Spa

rk E

V), w

ith a

n AC

Delc

o oi

l and

filte

r cha

nge,

in a

ccor

danc

e wi

th th

e oi

l life

mon

itorin

g sy

stem

and

the

Owne

r’s M

anua

l, fo

r 2 ye

ars o

r 40,

000

KMs,

whic

heve

r occ

urs fi

rst,

with

a li

mit

of fo

ur (4

) Lub

e-Oi

l-Filt

er se

rvic

es in

tota

l, pe

rfor

med

at p

artic

ipat

ing

GM D

eale

rs. F

luid

top

offs

, ins

pect

ions

, tire

rota

tions

, whe

el a

lignm

ents

and

bal

anci

ng, e

tc. a

re n

ot c

over

ed. T

his o

ffer m

ay n

ot b

e re

deem

ed fo

r cas

h an

d m

ay n

ot b

e co

mbi

ned

with

cer

tain

oth

er c

onsu

mer

ince

ntive

s ava

ilabl

e on

GM

vehi

cles

. Gen

eral

Mot

ors o

f Can

ada

Lim

ited

rese

rve

the

right

to a

men

d or

term

inat

e th

is of

fer,

in w

hole

or i

n pa

rt, a

t any

tim

ewi

thou

t prio

r not

ice.

Void

whe

re p

rohi

bite

d by

law.

Add

ition

al c

ondi

tions

and

lim

itatio

ns a

pply.

See

dea

ler o

r che

vrol

et.ca

for d

etai

ls. †O

ffer v

alid

onl

y to

elig

ible

reta

il le

ssee

s in

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da w

ho h

ave

obta

ined

cre

dit a

ppro

val b

y GM

Fina

ncia

l, ha

ve e

nter

ed in

to a

leas

e ag

reem

ent w

ith G

M Fi

nanc

ial a

nd w

ho a

ccep

t del

ivery

from

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ober

11, 2

013,

thro

ugh

Janu

ary 2

, 201

4, o

f a n

ew e

ligib

le 2

014

mod

el. G

ener

al M

otor

s of C

anad

a wi

ll pa

y the

firs

t mon

th’s

leas

e pa

ymen

t (in

clus

ive o

f tax

es a

nd a

ny a

pplic

able

pro

-rat

a am

ount

nor

mal

ly du

e at

leas

e de

liver

y as d

efine

d on

the

leas

e ag

reem

ent).

$0

first

mon

th le

ase

paym

ent m

eans

no

bi-w

eekl

y pay

men

ts w

ill b

e du

e in

the

first

mon

th o

f you

r le

ase

agre

emen

t. Af

ter t

he fi

rst m

onth

, less

ee w

ill b

e re

quire

d to

mak

e al

l rem

aini

ng sc

hedu

led

paym

ents

ove

r the

rem

aini

ng te

rm o

f the

leas

e ag

reem

ent.

This

offe

r may

not

be

rede

emed

for c

ash

and

may

not

be

com

bine

d wi

th c

erta

in ot

her c

onsu

mer

ince

ntive

s ava

ilabl

e on

GM

vehi

cles

. Gen

eral

Mot

ors o

f Can

ada

Lim

ited

rese

rves

the

right

to

am

end

or te

rmin

ate

this

offe

r, in

who

le o

r in

part

, at a

ny ti

me

with

out p

rior n

otic

e. Vo

id w

here

pro

hibi

ted

by la

w. A

dditi

onal

con

ditio

ns a

nd li

mita

tions

app

ly. S

ee d

eale

r for

det

ails.

U.

S. g

over

nmen

t 5-S

tar S

afet

y Rat

ings

are

par

t of t

he N

atio

nal H

ighw

ay Tr

affic

Saf

ety A

dmin

istra

tion’s

(NHT

SA ’s

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essm

ent P

rogr

am (s

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Polar Park Automotive (NAPA) Burns Lake, donated $800 to the Lakes District Secondary School senior boys soccer team to help them cover the costs of travelling to Provincials in Abbotsford this week.

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